Pumpkin, Sugar Pumpkin Seeds

Small Sugar Pumpkin, estimated 5 to 8 lb pumpkins
35 seeds per package
Non GMO, Open Pollinated

Sugar Pumpkins are sometimes called pie pumpkins or sweet pumpkins, sugar pumpkins are smaller, sweeter, and less fibrous, which makes them a great choice for cooking. Sugar pumpkins don't just look like October—they taste like it, too!

Days To Maturity:100-105 days
Fruit Weight: 5-8 pounds
Full Sun
Spread about 48 inches
Height approx. 12-18 inches
Sow Method: Direct Sow
Sow in fertile, warm soil after danger of frost has passed.
Sow seeds directly in the garden 1” – 1 ½” deep.

Give large-fruited pumpkins plenty of room to ramble.
For improved drainage sow in mounds, or hills, of soil 12 inches in diameter, 6-8 inches tall.
Sow 4-6 seeds in groups about 3 inches apart. Each group should be about 4-6 feet apart. Cover with 1 inch of fine soil and firm lightly. Keep evenly moist, Seedlings emerge in 7-14 days.

Do not plant pumpkins and other squash family crops in the same spot 2 years in a row.
Thin seedlings to 2-3 per group when they are 1-2 inches high.
Keep plants well-watered during the growing season, especially during dry spells.

Pumpkins have both male and female flowers on the same plant. Male flowers will open first and the female flowers will open later. The female flower has a miniature fruit behind the blossom. If you are trying to grow extra-large pumpkins, allow only one fruit per plant to mature.

Pumpkins are ready to harvest when the rinds are hard and a rich shade of orange or white depending on the variety. If a light frost kills the vines, the pumpkins are ready to harvest. Pumpkins are damaged by heavy frost. Cut pumpkins from the vine with a pruning shears, leaving about 3 inches of stem attached. Allow the pumpkins to cure in the sun for a week to harden skin.